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THESE PICTURES ARE 12 DAYS POST OP!

Both pictures show the very minmal scars/incisions. The bruising I had was very minimal. The brown/yellow rings you see around the actual incisions is NOT bruising but is the leftover "superglue" still. I take a shower EVERY day and wash them but they are slow to come off. From what I gather, they "glue" the incisions, let that dry, then put a "coating of glue" over and around the incisions again. The scab had just fallen off on the top incision so it is a little pink, my bra had scuffed it off. The only real bruising i got was the one top of the belly button. The one that was the most sore was the longer port incision.

I am VERY happy with the size of them and the expertise in the cut! I know that I am a fast healer but I expect that I would be hard pressed to find the smaller ones in 6 months. I will just keep posting updates on this thread as I go along. I plan to take another picture at 6-8 weeks post op, another at 6 mo, then another at a year.

ENJOY MY BELLY!!!!!!!!

princess_n_thep

Okay, I'm going to leave my steri-strips alone. I have trimmed the edges, they bug me when they rub/pull on my shirt.

I see the surgeon on Tues. for 1st follow-up. Maybe he'll take 'em off.

Has anyone ever used that stuff called Maderma for scars???

I use maderma on my scars. They aren't old enough to know whether it's making a difference or not. It seems like OK stuff, but sometimes it makes me itch so bad I could scream.

I am using it. Also, Walgreens makes their generic version that is about 10 bucks less.

I just started using the generic Target version of it. I can't really tell anything yet of course but we shall see.

One of my steri-strips came off and there is a single stitch sticking out. It doesn't hurt or bother me or anything. Should I try and pull it out myself or have my doc do it when I see him on Thursday for my post-op appt?

Has anyone ever used that stuff called Maderma for scars???

Berry, I use vitamin e stick. It looks like makeup conceler but bout it works awesome.. I use it 2-3 times a day. I was banded 3-21-07 Good luck!!

i do not have immediate post op pics of my scars, but here i am almost 6 months out.

i had my gall bladder out about 20 years ago so that is the 'zipper scar'. there are more scars than normal because i had some problems with scar tissue.

here's my big (but shrinking) belly

I didn't bruise at all, and I bruise fairly easy.

The scars don't seem too bad, the badly bruised pictures kind of scared me.. but I hardly EVER bruise as it is, I can take quite a beating before I get a bruise. LOL

One of my steri-strips came off and there is a single stitch sticking out. It doesn't hurt or bother me or anything. Should I try and pull it out myself or have my doc do it when I see him on Thursday for my post-op appt?

I had that happen to me, but I was afraid to pull. I took cuticle clippers and cut the end off and had no further problems and couldn't feel it after that.

Oh that happened to me as well the stitches were pokin through my tshirt :-) but I was too afraid to do anything about it.I think its better to wait for your doc to do it!:-)

OMG!! You look amazing! Does it really come off that fast?? I can't wait to go shopping and pick something off a rack and be able to try it on!

My scars are tiny, except for one that is about an inch long where the band actually went in. They're about all pink already, and I am two weeks out from surgery.

So the previous page showed my scars up to 9 days after my surgery. It was looking good until I had to go to the ER for a perforated colon. I had an emergency right hemicolectomy (removed part of my colon) and appendectomy (removed my appendix). I have an approximately 16" scar from an open abdominal surgery they performed. Thought you guys would like to see how that is coming. I posted the topic all about my surgery here: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/survived-emergency-hemicolectomy-t32434.html?t=32434&highlight=hemicolectomy

By the way, I'm down 50 lbs. since January. I was banded March 5th and went through this surgery on March 21st.

Exude, you look great. I hope you are feeling better. That is a LOT to go through in one month!

About scars: My scars itch like mad. Tonight I am going to have my hubby help me cover them with gauze and tape because I am afraid I will scratch them in my sleep. They are also pretty red. All this is normal, I assume?